Sulphur — Archbishop Hannan’s Bailey Tuminello was anxious to make an impact after missing much of the season with a broken wrist.

She made up for lost time with one memorable at-bat.

The sophomore smashed a home run in center field in the top of the ninth to help the No. 5 Hawks secure a 1-0 win over No. 4 Central Catholic in the Class 1A quarterfinals of the LHSAA Fast Pitch 56.

“I got on the pitch before it broke,” said Tuminello, of her third home run. “It was definitely curve outside. Just thinking about making the winning hit, it’s like ‘Oh my God.’”

Hannan Coach Becky Lambert said Tuminello was ineligible last season and was sidelined after March with her injury.

“She was out for four weeks,” Lambert said. “We just got her back a week and a half ago. She wanted to play in this tournament. She’s been our most focused kid.”

Hannan expected a close game, but the Hawks didn’t expect it to be quite this close. Central Catholic sophomore Megan Landry kept hitters off balance with outside pitches. So did Hannan senior pitcher Maddi Shelton.

Landry allowed four hits on six strikeouts. Shelton struck out four and allowed four hits.

“Our girls played so hard,” Eagles Coach Joe Russo said. “Very strong pitching. We pulled out everything we had to try to win it. Coach (Lambert) told me after the game that was one of the best pitchers she’s seen all year long. Megan is such a competitor.”

Both teams’ centerfielders also robbed home runs. Hannan centerfielder Carley Eshleman recorded all three outs in the fifth, including the final out at the fence.

“This is by far one of our most memorable games here,” Lambert said. “It just had so much in it. It had so many good defensive plays and good pitching. It was going to come down to who made the mistake.”